UGC approves 9 more online degree, ODL programmes; Registration open till 31st March

UGC approves 9 more online degrees, ODL programmes; Registration open till 31st March – The UGC approves 9 more online degrees, ODL programmes; Registration opens till 31st March, 2023.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has permitted three more Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to provide courses through online & distance-learning modes. 

The HEIs approved by the UGC are Shoolini University of Biotechnology & Management Sciences (Himachal Pradesh), Vivekananda Global University (Rajasthan) & Galgotias University (Uttar Pradesh).

The Commission has accorded approval to these HEIs after obtaining an affidavit ensuring compliance with the UGC (ODL, Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020 & the prescribed fee notified by the commission.

However, the last date for the A.Y. Jan-Feb 2023 admission/registration is 31st March, 2023.

The Shoolini University of Biotechnology & Management Sciences, Himachal Pradesh will launch a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in open & ODL mode. The Vivekananda Global University, Rajasthan will offer three programmes – Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) & Master of Business Administration (MBA).

On the other hand, the Galgotias University, Uttar Pradesh will offer five programmes including Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) & Master of Commerce (MCom).

As per the UGC’s official notice, these HEIs are meant to offer online programmes till they are complying with NAAC or NIRF Ranking requirements according to the UGC Guidelines.

Earlier, the commission has also mandated all HEIs offering online & ODL programmes to create Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) IDs of its students & deposit their credits.

According to the new National Education Policy (NEP), ABC will be a national facility aimed at motivating interdisciplinary & multidisciplinary academic mobility among HEIs over the country by the use of an appropriate “credit transfer’ mechanism.